With the 2022 midterm elections looming, we turn our attention to the state district maps. They're re-drawn every 10 years as new data from the census is released. Unfortunately, this year we're dealing with a very flawed census (sabotaged by the Trump administration) and Republican rule of a majority of the state legislatures who oversee the redistricting process. The first step to fighting back is understanding what we're dealing with. So today, David Daley returns to the show. He's written extensively about the problem in his two books, "Ratfucked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" & "Unrigged: How Americans Battled Back To Save Democracy."
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